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amen, freedom of speach.
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freedom to spell words wrong too!!!!! [speech] |
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Isn't the freedom of speech mantra: "I hate what you say and what you stand for, but I will fight to the death to allow you the right to say it"?
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sounds pretty bang on to me, but to be honest i probably wouldnt fight to my death though. |
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So I've read the thread and I've seen a lot of "in the wrong" and "not in the wrong" flying about. Perhaps it's my limited opinion, but I don't think in this instance there is a wrong or a right per se. But there is opinion and perception. And unfortunately that clouds people's minds and puts them on the defensive.
I look at it like this...so Yauch and the Boys felt that the song promoted or was likely to incite violence towards women. I can understand where that feeling comes from. The song is titled "Smack My Bitch Up." It's an intense track and the fact of the matter is people do take things literally. They do. And if no one is making the effort to look for a deeper meaning in it, well than the arguement that the song could promote violence against women is a valid one in my mind. But what also has to be said is that anyone looking to do harm to women was likely always, in a way, looking to do that. And while the song, however interpreted, may have put the feelings of violence over the edge-- it's not entirely fair to blame the artist/the song for that. Those feelings were there long before the music was, most likely. But on the same token, it's not at all wrong to be put-off by the song, thinking that it could incite violence. Or that it could push already existing feelings to a point of no return. From where I sit, I don't feel like either the boys or Prodigy were "in the wrong." Prodigy are entitled to make whatever kind of music they'd like to make. But with that right comes the fact that they do have an influence, if not a responsibility. You put out a song like that and there are going to be some people that are offended or will seek a clearer definition of your motivation. And there will be people that misinterpret and take too literally the things you put out, regardless of the original intent. To find the song offensive isn't being in the wrong. People will have differing opinions, as demonstrated by this thread. An opinion isn't wrong...even if the opinion runs contrary to what you believe. So the boys aren't wrong for feeling the way they felt. And they aren't wrong for asking them not to play that song. They asked. Prodigy declined and played it anyway. Prodigy felt it was slight by the Beasties asking them to not play the song...that's understandable as well. And them feeling that way isn't wrong either. As for the whole Beastie Boys sucking/Prodigy sucking comments. Well, you know that's what we call subjective. And, to me, it's not the focal point of the arguement at hand. And before I get picked apart, this all just my opinion and how I personally look at this particular debate. I can only hope people are respectful of my, as well as each other's, opinions.
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...that's what i was gonna say.
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yeh yeh! and we could dress up like batman and robin or starksy and hutch and put the world to rights!!!!
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no offence, Qdrop, but you're an idiot
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which album? because although ive been fans of both bands for so long, i have to admit that both new albums may be slightly weaker than any of their former. but still a huge fan nonetheless. |
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[quote=Intense]haha ok...
@dog..why should i care what a irrelevant rookie like u is saying? your cheap disses got no effect on me. i presume you are referring to me or is there an @dog somewhere here? anyway, in what way am i AN irrelevant rookie? please explain. do you mean rookie as in a new beasties fan/prodigy fan/message board user? really in the dark here. i'll dash each one now anyway. hardly a new beasties fan, bought LTI and the singles when they came out. bought ...experience and singles when released. ok, maybe don't use the message board that much but was using the old one for a few years. don't feel the need to be a total fanatic. love the music and know what i need to know about the group. so, how am i a rookie? ha, after all this you probably will be responding to an @dog on the board somewhere! if so, oops, my bad. |
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great minds my friend, great minds. some people take music too seriously and too literally, the whole reason for music is to express yourself and to have fun, if you dont like it, dont listen to it!
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er, just realised that i'm wearing a very old prodigy t-shirt to work today. great, now i'm totally fuckin tortured.
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(end of page 2- JRide's statement)
Leave it to Jeff to inject some truth.......thanks, man. Quote:
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you summarized perfectly!! |
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um...yeah......none taken.....ASS. no offense..... |
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I know no one banned it. Did I say it got banned? I said that uptight people said "let's ban it" and that people rushed out to buy it because of the controversy surrounding it. It should be banned for being total pants.
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what's with the hypocracy? |
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i think "bollocks" is the the greatest word in the british language..... i can't see it, hear it, or say it without cracking up. god, what a word....... well, that.....and "daft"......that rocks too. Brits sure can talk cool......... |
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Hey Adam, this is an example of how the internet can help public personalities directly clear things up about themselves that the media has changed or manipulated. Some of you public people should get together and creat some sort of webpage or forum that promotes against media manipulated information (considering public personalities specifically i mean). It could like maybe prevent some law suits. Say you don´t like something a magazine said for example,you can clear it up through this webpage thats open to all who care to see it, considering sometimes the media mess many safe reputations up for all the wrong reasons. A mass communication instrument driven by the other side, you guys that is, the celebrities.
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When I was in the states people seemed to piss themselves whenever i said 'twat'...
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